一名威尔士妇女在等待救护车15小时以上后死亡,因为一个错误的紧急事件,一名验尸官以疏忽为借口。 A Welsh woman died after waiting over 15 hours for an ambulance due to a misclassified emergency, with a coroner citing neglect.

北威尔士的一位妇女在等待救护车15小时后死亡。 A woman in North Wales died after waiting over 15 hours for an ambulance, an inquest revealed. Heather Parkhill 56岁 2025年4月7日打999号电话 但她的紧急情况被错误地降级了 直到第二天早上才有救护车来 Heather Parkhill, 56, called 999 on April 7, 2025, but her emergency was downgraded incorrectly, and no ambulance arrived until the next morning. 上午10时41分,第一位应答者到达她,复苏努力失败。 A first responder reached her at 10:41 a.m., and resuscitation efforts failed. 验尸后发现,她的死亡是由于与慢性酒精滥用有关的疾病造成的,但验尸官裁定是疏忽造成的。 A post-mortem found her death was caused by a condition linked to chronic alcohol misuse, but the coroner ruled neglect contributed. 高级验尸官John Gittins警告说,救护车正在延误,危及生命,并敦促改善。 Senior Coroner John Gittins issued a warning about ongoing ambulance delays endangering lives and urged improvements. 威尔士救护车服务处承认调查结果,表示哀悼,并说它正在努力改善电话处理,减少医院移交延误。 The Welsh Ambulance Service acknowledged the findings, expressed condolences, and said it is working to improve call handling and reduce hospital handover delays.